Apple says Siri will no longer retain audio by default, one-upping Amazon and Google on privacy Siri won’t be so sneaky about snooping anymore. That’s the gist of a new policy announcement and accompanying apology from… Read More
Earmuffs, Alexa! Amazon to let users opt out of human review of voice recordings, amid scrutiny Amazon became the latest tech giant to let users of its voice assistant opt out of human review of their… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Apple goes big in Seattle: New campus escalates rivalry with Amazon, Microsoft and Google Play Apple’s new campus in Seattle, unveiled this week, will accommodate as many as 2,000 workers, doubling the company’s previous commitment… Read More
Hey Siri, meet Alexa: Rival AI assistants become neighbors as Apple doubles down on Seattle For years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Geared Up podcast: Here’s why Apple canceled AirPower, and our Top 5 HomeKit smart devices Play Apple has cancelled the long-awaited AirPower wireless charging mat. For our newest Geared Up podcast, I go over what went… Read More
How kids quacking at a cartoon duck fuels bigger ideas about voice technology and access To win the bonus game in Cookie Monster’s Challenge, a player must say “quack” to a small, white cartoon duck… Read More
Siri Shortcuts vs. Alexa Skills: How Apple is tapping apps to compete with Amazon’s voice assistant One of Alexa’s biggest competitive advantages is its catalog of more than 40,000 skills, leveraging third-party services to provide additional… Read More
What happened to Yahoo’s $10M alliance with CMU, and how it could help AI restore our humanity You know Siri and Alexa. Maybe even Cortana. But have you met Sara? She’s pretty amazing. Sure, she can do… Read More
Apple replaces Bing with Google as search engine for Siri and Spotlight Apple is ditching Bing and will now use Google to power the default search engine for Siri, Search within iOS… Read More
Podcast Geared Up: Smart home tips and tricks, from Amazon’s Alexa to Apple’s Home Kit The smart home is all the rage these days, with companies churning out intelligent gadgets and voice-controlled doo-dads like there’s… Read More
Dream the accessible dream: Developer pushes the boundaries of innovation in pursuit of independence While you’re asking your virtual assistant some banal question — “Siri, what time is it?” “Alexa, what’s the name of… Read More
Apple’s Seattle job listings reveal desire to attract AI talent to work on Siri in the land of Amazon’s Alexa When Apple announced plans earlier this year to expand its engineering operation in Seattle, the company said it would be… Read More
Apple unveils $349 HomePod smart speaker, competing with Amazon Echo and Google Home Apple today unveiled its own voice-activated smart home speaker, the HomePod. Set to begin shipping in December, the speaker is… Read More
Apple WWDC: Siri Speaker, iPad Pro, artificial intelligence and more rumors on our radar Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference starts Monday in San Jose. Here are a few of the areas we’ll be watching closely.… Read More
Report: Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri battling to be digital assistant in Marriott hotel rooms Hotels are quickly becoming the latest front in the battle for dominance of the nascent voice assistant market. Last year the… Read More
Samsung’s new digital assistant Bixby will debut on Galaxy S8, later expand to TVs and appliances Samsung says it will release its own voice assistant, rivaling the Alexas and Siris of the world, with the Galaxy… Read More
Alexa coming to Amazon iPhone app in bid to expand its lead in voice assistant market Alexa is the brain behind the Amazon Echo, and has helped Amazon become a leader in the voice assistant market,… Read More
Podcast Geared Up! What it’s like to use Apple’s AirPods, and tips for finding them this week This week on Geared Up, the consumer technology and gadget show from GeekWire and Andru Edwards, we go hands on… Read More
‘Siri, you’re wrong!’ Jimmy Fallon puts Streisand pronunciation to the test on ‘Tonight Show’ Turn down the “Yentl” soundtrack, we’ve got fresh Barbra Streisand news you need to hear. On a promotional swing for… Read More
Report: Amazon’s Alexa will be able to sense when you’re frustrated Nobody likes to be misunderstood, especially by a machine. We’ve all become pointlessly exasperated with the virtual assistants that power… Read More
Hey, Siri, get busy: Apple finally gives developers access to its personal assistant After nearly five years, Apple will finally give developers access to Siri, its iOS (and now macOS) virtual assistant, thus… Read More
The best Apple WWDC rumors: More powerful Siri, new name for OS X, Apple Music redesign The rumor mill is still churning as we’re less than 24 hours from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which kicks… Read More
Why is AI female? How our ideas about sex and service influence the personalities we give machines Consider the artificially intelligent voices you hear on a regular basis. Are any of them men? Whether it’s Apple’s Siri,… Read More
Cookie Monster is hungry and hands-free as he uses Siri in new iPhone ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbWyYr82BM Cookie Monster may not have a lot of patience as he waits for a batch of chocolate chip cookies… Read More
Apple sets special event for Sept. 9: Siri drops hints about possible new iPhone Apple may be replacing their PR team with Siri. An invitation sent out today for the company’s September 9 event includes the… Read More
Ask Apple’s Siri what is ‘zero divided by zero’ for her epic answer Dang, Siri, that’s some cold s%*t. If you ask Apple’s usually chipper helper anything — closest Thai restaurant, next rest… Read More
Why I’m buying an Apple Watch I’ve never spent more than $200 on a watch, Over the course of my life, most of my timepieces have… Read More
‘Alexa, show me the money!’ Amazon updates Echo to deliver famous movie retorts Amazon’s Echo team is having lots of fun with the ability to regularly update the intelligent, talking home speaker. Just… Read More
Microsoft racks up 1.7M views for new Lumia ad that deems Apple’s Siri overweight, incompetent Apparently, Siri can’t hold a conversation and has gained a bit of weight. That’s according to Microsoft’s new video advertisement… Read More
Study: Apple’s Siri is far more distracting than tuning the radio dial Siri may seem like the safest way to interact with information while driving, but according to a new report from… Read More
